Stove drawer



Patented Sept. 29, 1942 STOVE DRAWER William H. Sickinger, South Bend, Ind., assgnor to The Malleable Steel Range Manufacturing Company, South Bend,

Indiana Ind., a corporation 'of Application July 22, 1939, Serial No. 285,876

6 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in stove drawers, and more particularly to drawers of stoves having a sheet metal exterior panel construction. This sheet metal stove construction is generally provided with concealed panel mountings, concealed door hinges, etc. VAlso, the panel construction extends to the doors, such as oven doors, so that said doors are of considerable thickness. The two factors of concealed hinging of doors and substantial thickness thereof generally require a certain positioning of adjacent parts to prevent interference with door pivoting. For example, in a cabinet type of stove, a drawer is generally arranged below the oven, and the oven door is hinged at its bottom. Hence, if the drawer is ajar, that is, not fully closed, or if it is not open t a substantial extent, it will interfere with the opening of the oven door.-

It isv therefore the primary object of this invention to provide self-acting means for fully closing a drawer, when the drawer is ajar.

A further object is to provide a drawer with an elongated guide engaged by a spring pressed pivoted member, said member bearing against the end of said guide when said drawer is open only a small extent and pressing thereagainst to fully close the drawer.

A further object is to provide a cabinet having a pivoted spring pressed door closing device, with means for holding said device in out-of-the-way, but accessible position to facilitate complete removal of the drawer.

A further object is to provide a novel drawer mounting which will guide the drawer for free movement, but will prevent tipping, sagging, and lateral play of the drawer, and which will accommodate complete removal of the drawer.

Other objects will be apparent from the description and appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a fragmentary bottom plan View of a stove cabinet mounting my improved drawer.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the preferred embodiment of my invention, the'numeral I9 designates the base of a stove cabinet which mounts the frame of a stove, including frame members I I, which is enclosed by sheet metal panels I2. Frame II includes a horizontal frame member I3 at the front thereof and below the opening wherein drawer I4 is shiftable,

said frame member I3 preferably being posi- 55 tioned forwardly from and above the front of base I0, as best illustrated in Fig. 2. The stove drawer is of any suitable construction and comprises bottom I5, side walls I6, ornamental or decorative exposed front panel I'I, and back panel I8.

A pair of sheet metal guides extend from front to back of the stove, their front ends supported on and secured to frame'member I3 and their back ends suitably secured to frame members II These guides are best illustrated in Eig. 3, and comprise a lower vertically positioned flange portion i9, an intermediate outwardly olf-set U- shaped portion 20, and an upper vertically positioned flange portion 2| aligned with portion I9. An angle member 22 bears against and is preferably secured to flange portion I9 at the outer face thereof and extends the full height thereof to reinforce the guides and its off-set portion 20, said member 22 being suitably supported by and secured to the stove frame. A roller 23 is journaled at the rear end of each side wall I6 of the drawer and projects into channel 20 of the guide member, said roller being of a diameter only slightly less than the interior channel width, whereby the roller is free to roll in said channel, but is substantially prevented from vertical play therein. Adjacent the front of each guide member at portion I9 thereof is journaled a roller 24,

said roller being positioned at the inner side of the guide which journals it. The drawer bottom I5 rests upon rollers 24. As best illustrated in Fig. 3, the parts are so arranged that the sides I6 of the drawer substantially engage the inner faces of upper flanges 2I and lower flanges I9 of the guides, to prevent lateral play of the drawer without interfering with free rolling thereof on rollers 23 and 24.

The drawer I4 has an elongated guide 25 eX- tending longitudinally and centrally thereof and projecting from the bottom I5 thereof. Guide 25 has a perpendicularly bent transversely eX- tending portion 26 at its forward end spaced rearwardly from the front of the door at a substantial distance. The rear end of guide 25 terminates in forwardly spaced relation to the rear end of the drawer. Guide 25 is of a depth less than the spacing of the bottom I5 of the drawer above frame member I3, whereby it will pass clear of said frame member when the drawer is opened. A stop 21 projects downwardly from the bottom I5 of the drawer adjacent the rear end of the drawer and is positioned to engage frame I3 t0 limit normal opening movement of the drawer.

.pr'eventslateral play of the drawer.

A bracket 28 is xedly mounted on the upper end of the front of base frame l0 in laterally spaced or disaligned relation to guide 25. Alever 29 is pivoted at 3D to bracket 28 and has an inV termediate upwardly off-set portion 3l. free end of lever 29 is journaled a roller 32. An elongated coil spring 33 is connected at its front to an intermediate part of lever 2Q, and at its rear to the rear portion of base frame l0, to normally urge said lever rearwardly. The roller 32 is positioned at the level of guide 25, and bears against end portion 26 thereof when the drawer is closed. Y

A bracket 3d is mounted on the frontof base frame I between the lateral positions'of brackby the `position of stop 21 which is so located in reference to the rollers that -the latter will solidly support the drawer when fully opened. The sliding engagement of the side walls I6 of the drawer with .portions I9 Yand 2| of -t-he drawer guides The close but free fit of rollers V23 in channels V2i! of the drawer guides prevents the drawer from tipping 2 whenlopened, even whenlheavilyladen or-pressed upon. Also, the channel-mounting of rollers-23,

'cooperating with Athe support of the bottom l5 of the drawer onrollers 24 prevents the drawer from sagging. In addition -to these features of solid 'ii -mounting, `etc.,- drawer is removable from the -aware havefrequ-iredmor'e than the four rollers herein provided, and Yhave not permitted the 'ready and -`simple-drawer removal provided rby vthetab'ove described -construction and combina- -tionand arrangementof parts. f

The operation of Athe ldrawer closing-mechahis'm is -as follows: When the drawer is fully closed, theparts-are positionedY as illustrated in fullline's-inlig. l, with-roller 32 bearing VAagainst 4iAiefrrSnt port-ion 26 of'guide 25. Thence, as the drawerisopen'ed, the'levere29 is swung forwardly by-guideiaagainsttlie action of spring 33, with fro`1ler33-2- minimizing'friction incident to `such pivotal or swinging movement. When the drawer' is o'penedwto-algiven -extentysay two inches or'more, which will-prevent its interference with the openling-of oven'door-lll'the roller 32 will have rolled awayfrom the sguideportion V25 onto portion 25, 'therbyholdin'g lever 29 against return by spring '33. However, if the" drawer is opened'less than said v-given extent and then released, rthe roller r-il'Z-'iivill `still'be in engagement with guide portion '-26,V andthe spring 33 willact upon the lever to swing vitto `normal position, thereby closing the drawer. It willthus be seen thatthe'drawer willlnever stand'ajar.

lThe retainer' 35 may be swungto position with its inner end 3'6 engaging'behind lever`29pre- At the paratory to complete removal of the drawer, to hold the lever clear of guide 25 against the action of the spring while the drawer is removed. Retainer 35 is applied and released by simply rotating it in its bracket 34.

I claim:

1. The combination with a cabinet having a drawer slidable therein, a guide extending longitudinally of said drawer and terminating in a laterally extending end portion spaced from the front of said drawer, an arm pivoted to the front Vof said cabinet in laterally spaced relation to said guide, a roller journaled on the free end of 'said'arm and normally engaging the end portion of said guide, and a coil spring extending between said a-r-m and the rear of said cabinet, said guide pivoting said arm against the action of said vspring when said drawer is opened.

2; The combination with a cabinet having a drawer slidable therein, Ya guide extending longitudinally of lsaid ldrawer and terminating in spaced vrelation lto the front of said drawer, an `arm -`pivoted to `said'cabinet in laterally spaced relation to :said guide, aroller journaled on-said narm and engaging said guide, Aand means for `urging said arm rearwardly, said rollernormall-y -engagi'ng thefrontend of said guide.

'3. The `combination with a cabinet having a drawer slidable therein,a longitudinal member 'carried by said drawer and terminating rearwardly of the front of the drawer, and a spring -pressed arm pivoted to said cabinet in laterally spaced relation to said member, the free vend of said arminormally engaging the front end of said member when said drawer is at and adjacent closed position to urge said drawer closed, shifting lof said drawer to a predetermined extent from closed position pivoting said arm to inop- 'erative position-in engagement with aside of said ber pivoted to said cabinet andat a'concealed kpoint'spacedv-from the pathof movement of said drawer, said member engaging a transversely extending surface of an exterior projection on said drawer, said projection pivoting said `arm upon opening of said drawer, whereby said arm 'engages a longitudinal surface of said projection aftersaid drawer has been opened to a predetermined extent.

5. The combination with a'cabinet having a 'drawer slidable therein, means for urging said drawer to closed position including a spring `pressed drawer-engaging arm pivoted to said cabinet and nr'nmally positioned substantially perpendicular to the'dire'ction of drawer movementa'nd spring 'pressed in drawer closing direction, and means for locking said arm in xed position relative to said cabinet'and clear of said drawer.

6.` The combination with acabinet having a drawer slidable therein, a spring pressed arm pivoted to said cabinet,'a`longitudinal member on said drawer normally engaged by said arm, said arm pressingagain'st the'end of said member as said drawer `approaches closed position and a retainer 'engageable with said arm to hold said 4a'rfni'n stationary position clear of said member, said arm normally extending transversely of said drawer.

WILLIAM H. SICKINGER. 

